By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Key regional airlines said on Wednesday they expected to continue scheduled flights with New Zealand, which is beginning to ration jet fuel after a recent…
(Reuters) – Transgender athletes will be able to participate in community sport in New Zealand in the gender they identify with and not need to prove or justify their identity,…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Meta…
(Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in November compared with the prior month amid soaring inflation, rising rates and falling house prices, ANZ-Roy Morgan data showed on Friday.…
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand’s house prices are forecast to fall more than previously thought this year and next with a peak-to-trough slump of 18% as aggressive…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the world economy faced a “year of reckoning” in 2023 but the small island nation is well-placed to…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand central bank Governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday he was confident the central bank can get inflation under control as the country…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s central bank governor, Adrian Orr, said on Thursday that while the country was relatively well positioned to meet challenges inflation remains too high.…
LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are determined to clamp down on red-hot inflation, with Australia and New Zealand delivering further interest rate hikes this week. A smaller-than-anticipated rate hike…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The remains of around 64 indigenous New Zealanders that were stolen in the 19th century will officially be welcomed home on Sunday following more…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s finance minister Grant Robertson said on Tuesday that inflation is likely to moderate but it won’t be a quick drop back to…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Finance Minister Grant Robertson said on Thursday that new legislation had been introduced to parliament that will establish a formal scheme to…
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying his threats to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia were “unthinkable”…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government said on Monday it would be reviewing the country’s space policy and launching an aerospace strategy as part of an effort…
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand’s house prices are forecast to fall 10% this year and 5% next as aggressive interest rate hikes take some heat out of…
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The number of new dwelling consents approved in New Zealand rose a seasonally adjusted 5% in July compared with a 2.2% fall in the previous month, official…
(Reuters) – Torrential rains eased on Saturday in New Zealand’s northern and central regions after four days of downpours forced hundreds of people from their homes, although there were 100…
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr said on Wednesday that while growth would slow he did not expect a recession, adding that the central bank…
WELLINGTON – Manufacturing activity in New Zealand expanded in July, but the manufacturing index remains short of its longterm average, a survey showed on Friday. The Bank of New Zealand-Business…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand video game developer PikPok found a solution to prolonged difficulty in finding experienced workers: Colombia. The company, which is behind such mobile game…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s jobless rate held just above historic lows while wage inflation hit a 14-year high, raising the prospect that the central bank might have…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand is at growing risk of sliding into a recession in the second half of 2022, some economists said on Friday, as consumers and…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand business sentiment improved slightly in July but remained gloomy in the face of intense inflation pressures, an ANZ Bank survey showed on Thursday.…
By Lucy Craymer and Elaine Lies WELLINGTON/TOKYO – A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of COVID-19 and relieve pressure…